CONTENTS: Foreword by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Foreword by Justice Rohinton F Nariman, 2. The Black Sheep of the Family, 2. 'I Did Not Choose the Law; the Law Chose Me', 3. Ties that Bind, Ties that Break, 4. From Bar to Bench, 5. A Fork in the Road, 6. The Citizen's Judge, 7. Gavel and Grit, 8. The Ayodhya Matter, 9. Triumphs and Trials, 10. The Chief's Chair, 11. The Bhopal Gas Case: Courage under Fire, 12. Beyond the Bench, Epilogue, Notes, Author's Note, Acknowledgements, Index.